# C_2007143EN.01001401.xml

| 28.6.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 143/14 |
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28.6.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 143/14

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4706 — Superior Essex/Invex)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 143/09)

| 1. | On 21 June 2007, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Superior Essex Inc., ('Superior Essex', USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Invex S.p.A. ('Invex', Italy) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 21 June 2007, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Superior Essex Inc., ('Superior Essex', USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Invex S.p.A. ('Invex', Italy) by way of purchase of shares.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






  — | for Superior Essex: manufacture and supply of various cables and wires for telecommunications purposes and winding wires and their enamels; |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Superior Essex: manufacture and supply of various cables and wires for telecommunications purposes and winding wires and their enamels;

| — | for Invex: manufacture and supply of winding wires. |
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for Invex: manufacture and supply of winding wires.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. |
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On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

| 4. | The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.
  Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax ((32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.4706 — Superior Essex/Invex, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition, |
| Merger Registry |
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| B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |

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The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax ((32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.4706 — Superior Essex/Invex, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition,

Merger Registry

J-70

B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

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